Mozambique vs Sierra Leone
Mozambique is 11.2 times larger than Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone would fit into Mozambique about 11 times.
MozambiqueSierra LeoneMozambique moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
11.2×
Mozambique is 11.2× the area of Sierra Leone.
| Mozambique | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Freetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Mozambique bigger than Sierra Leone?
- Yes. Mozambique is 11.2 times larger than Sierra Leone. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Sierra Leone fit into Mozambique?
- About 11 times: Mozambique has 11.2× the area of Sierra Leone.
- Why do Mozambique and Sierra Leone look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Sierra Leone about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 8,819,794. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².